Symbols to indicate which ATM to use
AssigneeCapital One Services, LLC
InventorsJanak Dadhaniya, Lisa Whitsitt, Robert Smith, David Wurmfeld, Steve Faletti
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed in which a symbol associated with an ATM of a plurality of ATMs is made available to a customer in response to a request for access to the ATM. The symbol identifies the ATM to the user in locations having multiple ATMs, thus avoiding confusion for the user. The symbol may be used for any of the possible transactions between the user and the ATM, such as balance inquiries, deposits, transfers, and cash withdrawals.
Claims17
A method comprising:
- receiving, by an automatic teller machine (ATM) from a server, a first graphical symbol assigned to a first pre-staged transaction;
- displaying, by the ATM, the first graphical symbol;
- receiving, by the ATM from a mobile device via a near-field communication NFC) protocol, the first graphical symbol;
- determining, by the ATM, whether the first graphical symbol received from the server matches the first graphical symbol received from the mobile device;
- and
- when the NFC protocol is established between the ATM and the mobile device and the first graphical symbol received from the server matches the first graphical symbol received from the mobile device, automatically processing, by the ATM, the first pre-staged transaction.
An apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
- a near-field communication (NFC) device;
- a display device;
- and
- a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- receive, from a server, a first graphical symbol assigned to a first pre-staged transaction;
- display the first graphical symbol on the display device;
- receive, from a mobile device via the NFC device and a NFC protocol, the first graphical symbol;
- determine whether the first graphical symbol received from the server matches the first graphical symbol received from the mobile device;
- and
- when the NFC protocol is established with the mobile device and the first graphical symbol received from the server matches the first graphical symbol received from the mobile device, automatically process first pre-staged transaction.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- receive, from a server, a first graphical symbol assigned to a first pre-staged transaction;
- display the first graphical symbol on a display device;
- receive, from a mobile device via a near-field communication (NFC) protocol, the first graphical symbol;
- determine whether the first graphical symbol received from the server matches the first graphical symbol received from the mobile device;
- and
- when the NFC protocol is established with the mobile device and the first graphical symbol received from the server matches the first graphical symbol received from the mobile device, automatically process first pre-staged transaction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.